Re: [sqlite] the sqlite3 documentation would be pretty good if it wasn't tragic...

2019-06-27 Thread David Raymond
On the documentation page (https://www.sqlite.org/docs.html) under "Overview Documents" is "Books About SQLite" https://www.sqlite.org/books.html > SQLite has, AFAIK, _two_ employees (Richard and Dan) See: https://www.sqlite.org/crew.html -Original Message- From: sqlite-users On

Re: [sqlite] the sqlite3 documentation would be pretty good if it wasn't tragic...

2019-06-27 Thread Jens Alfke
> On Jun 26, 2019, at 3:39 PM, Warren Young wrote: > > Arguably, K is a bound book of examples for the AT Unix C compiler. It was also the _first_ book on the C language. > Where is the K of SQLite? I don’t necessarily mean a bound book, but > something that’s comprehensive, concise, and

Re: [sqlite] the sqlite3 documentation would be pretty good if it wasn't tragic...

2019-06-27 Thread _ph_
For your second point: it is a reference, not a tutorial. For gentler introduction, you might want to go to http://www.sqlitetutorial.net/ First and foremost, though, itis one of the best documentations I've worked with. Yes, it's wordy, but it's not verbose. It's precise and aims for formal

Re: [sqlite] the sqlite3 documentation would be pretty good ifitwasn't tragic...

2019-06-27 Thread Adolfo J . Millan
From R Smith : >Since then some others have had a bit of backlash. I mean, for one, is it not enough that the people (who make sqlite) put endless hours into making one of the best RDBMS engines?, why must they also carry the torch in the SQL education department? Absolutely agree; perhaps

Re: [sqlite] the sqlite3 documentation would be pretty good if itwasn't tragic...

2019-06-27 Thread R Smith
On 2019/06/27 10:57 AM, Adolfo J. Millan wrote: I must apologize, because I feel that muy comment has been misinterpreted, proably because my weak english. ... If this had been a technical or theoretical issue, I would probably have refrained from expressing my opinion, due to my lack of

Re: [sqlite] the sqlite3 documentation would be pretty good if itwasn't tragic...

2019-06-27 Thread Adolfo J . Millan
I must apologize, because I feel that muy comment has been misinterpreted, proably because my weak english. I did not mean to say that "out there" there are not zillions of books, tutorials, SQL examples, but: I refer to information "close" to the point where the doubt occurs. In the case of